An important topic to understand as you prepare for the Internal Medicine Board or ABIM exam is Rheumatoid Arthritis.   PATHOPHYSIOLOGY   Unlike the similar-sounding disorder osteoarthritis (which was last week’s disease profile), rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a condition that …
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Below is an Internal Medicine Board Review and ABIM exam practice question directly from Knowmedge’s QVault.   67-year-old male presents to the emergency room with left lower quadrant pain that he has been experiencing for five days. He says the …
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Osteoarthritis is a common condition and is a topic every internist should have a firm grasp of – in practice and for the Internal Medicine Board (ABIM) Exam.   Due to the aging baby boomer population and the increase in …
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You are given a set of pulmonary function test (PFT) readings that show: FEV1 is low FEV1/FVC ratio is elevated TLC is decreased DLCO is normal Residual volume is increased   Which of the following conditions does this patient likely …
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“Could you please double size my cheeseburger, give me some extra-large fries, two cherry pies, and a large soda?” It is this type of diminished willpower and generous demands that lead to unattractive, expanded waistlines and the ever so popular …
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Which of the following infections requires both contact and airborne precautions so that non-infected people do not become infected?   A. Clostridium difficile (C. diff)   B. Influenza virus   C. Mycobacterium tuberculosis   D. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection …
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55-year-old male presents to his primary care physician’s office with blistering of his skin in sun exposed areas. The primary care physician is perplexed and decides to refer the patient to a dermatologist. After careful review, the dermatologist concludes that …
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Osteoporosis is a disease in which bone strength is compromised, which leads to increased risk of fractures. The main mechanism involved in osteoporosis is an imbalance between osteoblastic activity and osteoclastic activity. Osteoblast cells play a role in bone formation; …
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19-year-old thin female presents to your office for excessive urination and thirst she has been experiencing for the past couple of months. You check a fasting blood sugar in the office and find it is 235mg/dL. You are concerned that …
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42-year-old female presents to the clinic for fatigue and paresthesias of her lower extremities. She has noticed that she has had an abnormal gait. These problems all occurred within the past few days. She has no other medical problems or …
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